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Mrs. Kotko from Lockeford CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Organized Note-Takers Can: Sketch It, Write It, Remember It!

Help me give my students the supplies they need to become note-taking experts!

  • $169 goal

This project expired on August 5, 2020.

This project expired on August 5, 2020.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Our "country school" serves approximately 500 culturally and socioeconomically diverse students from grades K through 8. We are centered in a small rural community, and most of our families work in agriculture. The majority of our students have attended our school since kindergarten, and each year they look forward to teachers, trips, and activities that have become traditions over the decades.

My class is preparing for their future college and career paths by learning new strategies for organized note-taking using AVID strategies.

We are practicing standard 2 column notes, sketch notes, and one-pagers. Students would love access to tools like highlighters, colored pencils, crayons, and markers to make their notes clear, memorable, and useful when studying or showing their understanding.

My Project

These materials will assist my students in creating focused notes. Students will explore different styles of note-taking from 2 and 3 column notes to sketch notes. These supplies will help students organize their learning and make it memorable!

We are working on implementing AVID strategies in our classroom to prepare students for future college and career paths.

When students go through the learning process, they must make a point to record their learning, revisit what they have learned and reflect on that information. This will be a life long skill!

Mrs. Kotko
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Multicultural Colored Woodcase Pencils, 8/Box (68-4208) • Staples Advantage $3.29 7 $23.03
Advantus Super Stacker Stackable Pencil Box - Plastic - Clear • Staples Advantage $2.12 10 $21.20
Integra Presharpened No. 2 Pencils , #2 Pencil Grade , Yellow Barrel , 1 Dozen • Staples Advantage $2.39 7 $16.73
Staples Manual Pencil Sharpener, Assorted Colors (10896-CC) • Staples Advantage $1.49 8 $11.92
Staples Brights Multipurpose Paper, 24 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Lime, 500/Ream (20105) • Staples Advantage $9.73 1 $9.73
BIC Brite Liner Stick Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 24/Pack (BL241AST) • Staples Advantage $7.49 1 $7.49
Staples Pastel Multipurpose Paper, 20 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Lilac, 500/Ream (14782) • Staples Advantage $6.36 1 $6.36
Staples Pastel Multipurpose Paper, 20 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Pink, 500/Ream (14779) • Staples Advantage $5.51 1 $5.51

Materials cost

$101.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.21

Total project goal

$168.04

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